London Underground to Use Wonderware Industrial Application Server Built on ArchestrA Technology to Equip 150 Rail Stations with an Advanced Station Management System.LAKE FOREST, Calif. -- Wonderware (UIR UIR Upper Flight Information Region UIR Unusual Incident Report UIR User Interface Requirement UIR Wire Connector (used on drawings, etc.; phonetically, UIR sounds like 'wire') UIR Uniform Impedance Resonator UIR User Incident Report :PQG PQG Pharmaceutical Quality Group (London, England) PQG Piecemakers Quilt Guild 2336), a business unit of Invensys Systems, Inc., today announced that its suite of industrial automation and information software has been selected by Thales to provide station management systems at 150 London Underground stations <onlyinclude> This is a list of London Underground stations. It includes all stations on the London Underground that are open. For London Underground stations that are permanently closed, see the closed London Underground stations. whose assets are renewed and maintained by Metronet in order to manage passenger communications and monitor the assets. The $21.5-million contract between Thales and Atkins Rail will leverage the Wonderware Industrial Application Server, which offers the simplicity of a component object-based approach to application development. The Wonderware Industrial Application Server is built on Invensys' groundbreaking ArchestrA industrial automation and information software architecture, which enables the creation of objects and reuse of engineering and configuration. The ArchestrA objects can be easily shared throughout the rail enterprise. The station management system will also use Wonderware's InTouch human-machine interface (HMI (Human Machine Interface) The user interface in a manufacturing or process control system. It provides a graphics-based visualization of an industrial control and monitoring system. ) software, IndustrialSQL Server real-time plant historian, ActiveFactory analysis and reporting software The following is a list of notable reporting software. Commercial software
v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. management, common services and a revolutionary development environment. "Wonderware's software applications are key components in the unified network of station management systems," said Stephen Hall, Metronet's strategic program director. "These systems are an important part of our station modernization program. With the system incorporating Wonderware applications, along with our planned investment in new trains, track and signaling, we are developing a world-class transportation system to fit the needs of our passengers well into the 21st century." The contract marks a significant first step in the renewal of key station assets and passenger information systems as part of the 30-year, $31.3-billion contract between the London Underground The London Underground is an underground railway system - also known as a rapid transit system - that serves a large part of Greater London, United Kingdom and some neighbouring areas. It is the world's oldest underground system, and is one of the longest in terms of route length. and Metronet in partnership with Atkins Rail. "With the implementation of Wonderware's Industrial Application Server based Refers to hardware or software that runs in the server. Contrast with client based. on the highly scalable ArchestrA software architecture, Thales is laying a solid technology foundation for the future growth of the unified station management system," said Steve Garbrecht, product marketing manager for the Wonderware Industrial Application Server. "The ArchestrA architecture will provide a technically advanced and flexible architecture that will enable the Underground rail system to expand its capabilities to meet existing and future needs." Each rail station management system is designed and developed by the Thales Services division, a company specializing in IT system integration. These systems enable operators to monitor and control station assets and communication equipment, including help points, closed circuit televisions, elevators and escalators, public address systems, and passenger information displays. Each station management system includes industrial PCs as well as networking and data acquisition equipment, which can be configured to suit the individual needs of each station. The rail station management systems are not associated with the rail emergency systems. The first installation is scheduled for August 2005. "Wonderware's applications are valuable management tools which integrate all these vital station communications systems In telecommunication, a communications system is a collection of individual communications networks, transmission systems, relay stations, tributary stations, and data terminal equipment (DTE) usually capable of interconnection and interoperation to form an integrated whole. into a central computer at each location," said Richard Molloy, Atkins Rail's Metro Unit director. Tim Porter, international sales and marketing director - enterprise, for services, Thales, said: "We're delighted to be chosen as Atkins' partner on this important project and look forward to drawing upon our vast experience of delivering state-of-the-art control systems to Metro and rail organizations worldwide. The Thales solution is technically advanced, highly flexible and builds upon the experience gained working with London Underground over the past eight years." By deploying Wonderware's industry-leading Industrial Application Server built on the ArchestrA software architecture, Metronet will leverage object technology to enhance engineering and lower administration costs and simplify the process of rolling out updates to other stations. Wonderware's InTouch HMI provides visualization and supervisory control Supervisory control is a general term for control of many individual controllers or control loops, whether by a human or an automatic control system, although almost every real system is a combination of both. featuring easy-to-use and simple-to-configure graphics that can be accessed from mobile devices, thin clients, computer nodes and over the Internet subject to security measures Noun 1. security measures - measures taken as a precaution against theft or espionage or sabotage etc.; "military security has been stepped up since the recent uprising" security . The IndustrialSQL Server historian will be used to acquire real-time station asset data. ActiveFactory data analysis and reporting software will be used in conjunction with the IndustrialSQL Server historian for trending and data analysis. Wonderware's SuiteVoyager software will deliver real-time and historical-asset information throughout Metronet via a Web browser The program that serves as your front end to the Web on the Internet. In order to view a site, you type its address (URL) into the browser's Location field; for example, www.computerlanguage.com, and the home page of that site is downloaded to you. . About Metronet For more information, please visit www.metronetrail.com. About Atkins Rail For more information, please visit www.atkinsglobal.com. About Thales For more information, visit: www.thalesgroup.co.uk and www.thales-is.com/uk About the Wonderware and ArchestrA Business Units and Invensys Visit www.wonderware.com/about_us/news/wwarchestra.asp. Invensys, Wonderware, ArchestrA, InTouch, IndustrialSQL Server, ActiveFactory and SuiteVoyager are trademarks or servicemarks of Invensys plc, its subsidiaries and affiliated companies Affiliated Companies A situation that occurs when one company owns a minority interest (less than 50%) in another company. Also refers to companies that are related to each other in some way. Notes: An affiliated company is sometimes referred to as a subsidiary. . All other brands and product names may be the trademarks or servicemarks of their respective owners. |
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